460 Highway Improvement Projects Underway or Completed in Michigan Thanks to Stimulus Law
WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 460 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-financed highway construction projects underway or completed in Michigan involving $709.6 million in funds, according to data released today by the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The projects underway or completed have supported or are supporting 19,744 jobs in Michigan that would otherwise not exist, says ARTBA Vice President of Economics & Research Dr. Bill Buechner.
ARRA, signed into law on February 17, 2009, provided $48 billion for transportation improvements over two years, including $27.5 billion for highway, bridge and related construction projects nationwide. The law is having significant impacts on the transportation construction industry in all 50 states.
ARRA provided $855.5 million to Michigan for highway, bridge and related improvements. This one-time bonus added more than 92 percent to Michigan's regular federal highway funds under the current federal surface transportation law -- Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) -- bringing the state's total federal highway funding in 2009 to a record $1.78 billion.
According to Buechner, a Harvard-trained economist, another 184 projects have been identified and are slated to be under construction shortly.
The following shows the number of ARRA-financed highway projects and amount obligated in each
Michigan congressional district.
Congressional District |
Number of projects |
Amount Obligated |
|
1 |
109 |
$95,210,380 |
|
2 |
50 |
$24,417,561 |
|
3 |
48 |
$64,270,283 |
|
4 |
75 |
$50,540,684 |
|
5 |
21 |
$38,842,266 |
|
6 |
71 |
$93,004,489 |
|
7 |
84 |
$76,843,842 |
|
8 |
35 |
$63,356,237 |
|
9 |
35 |
$107,870,977 |
|
10 |
43 |
$69,554,650 |
|
11-14 |
59 |
$107,751,446 |
|
15 |
5 |
$1,021,345 |
|
Multidistrict/Statewide |
9 |
$14,554,931 |
|
A full report can be obtained by contacting ARTBA's Jeff Solsby at [email protected] or 202-289-4434.
For 108 years, ARTBA has represented the U.S. transportation design and construction industry before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, news media and general public.
SOURCE American Road & Transportation Builders Association
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